COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES (FROM CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, V 13, APPENDIX 34 - SEE NCJ-00571)

• NCJ Number: 4916
• Author(s): G GEIS
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 38 pages
• Corporate Author: National Commission on the Causes & Prevention of Violence
• Publication Format: Document

Annotation

REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL REDRESS FOR CRIMINALLY INFLICTED INJURIES.

Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF VICTIM COMPENSATION IS PLACED IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, AND THE EXPERIENCES OF EXISTING PROGRAMS IN NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, GREAT BRITAIN, AND CANADA ARE EXAMINED. THE AUTHORS DETAIL SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF STATE LEGISLATION IN THIS AREA AND EVALUATE THEIR RESULTS. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED ON VICTIM COMPENSATION TOPICS.